CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After a
successful Bankers Life's Forget Me Not Days fundraiser held
throughout the country, support for the Alzheimer's Association
from Bankers Life and its parent company CNO Financial Group has
grown to $500,000 for 2015.
Bankers Life is a national life and health insurance brand that
focuses on the insurance needs of Americans who are near or in
retirement.
Forget Me Not Days is Bankers Life's annual street corner
fundraising campaign to raise awareness of and collect money for
the Alzheimer's Association. Nationally, this year's Bankers Life's
Forget Me Not Days event collected just over $350,000, a four percent increase over last year.
In addition, Bankers Life and CNO Financial Group pledged
$150,000 in corporate donations to
support the Alzheimer's Association's mission.
"Bankers Life's Forget Me Not Days represents our commitment to
supporting the Alzheimer's Association and its efforts to end this
devastating disease," said Scott
Goldberg, president of Bankers Life. "We look forward to the
event each year, hitting the streets to collect money and educate
our community about Alzheimer's and its impact on the growing Baby
Boomer population."
The event is called Forget Me Not Days because in exchange for
their donations, individuals receive packets of
Forget-Me-Not flower seeds to take home and plant in honor
of families across America who are facing or have lost someone with
Alzheimer's.
In its 13th record-breaking year, more than 1,000
Bankers Life agents, associates and Alzheimer's Association
volunteers took to the streets in June to collect donations from
passersby. Volunteers collected in more than 200 cities across the
country and over 200,000 packets of Forget-Me-Not flower
seeds were exchanged for donations.
"With more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's and
15 million people providing care, support for the cause is more
critical than ever. The ongoing dedication of Bankers Life and
their employees to the Alzheimer's Association is always
significant and greatly appreciated," said Beth Kallmyer, vice president, constituent
services, Alzheimer's Association. "The commitment made by Bankers
Life volunteers in communities to raise awareness and collect funds
for critical Alzheimer's Association care, support and research
programs is meaningful and will help ensure that families have the
support they need, while also advancing research to change the
course of this devastating disease."
One hundred percent of the money collected during Forget Me Not
Days is donated to the Alzheimer's Association, the largest
nonprofit funder for Alzheimer's research in the nation.
Since 2003, Bankers Life's Forget Me Not Days has helped provide
more than $4.1 million to the
Alzheimer's Association.
About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health
organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Its mission
is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of
research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected;
and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain
health. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer's. For more
information, visit www.alz.org.
About Bankers Life
Bankers Life focuses on the
insurance needs of middle-income Americans who are near or in
retirement. The Bankers Life brand is a part of CNO Financial
Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO), whose companies provide insurance
solutions that help protect the health and retirement needs of
working Americans and retirees. There are more than 5,000 Bankers
Life insurance agents at over 300 offices across the
country. To learn more, visit BankersLife.com.
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